Hansbrough: Wow!
Rush The Court — Psycho-T wass a busy little bee this offseason.  When he wasn’t rehabbing his shin for his rookie NBA season or saving wayward puppies with Andy Katz’s clone, he was hawking Acuras for a local outfit in Chapel Hill.  Fair Warning: they let him speak this time.

Monday Morning Dump
Ballin' is a Habit — Let the kid sail around the world already; Pearl Jam must be sports fans; The olympic torch is on the juice; why was he living in the shed?; gotta love those Philly fans; extra point knocks out the power. - Chase Buford is second Jayhawk to get a DUI diversion in the past month. - Rules committee looks to clean the game up. - John Wall wasn't the only player that was suspended. - John Henson will be playing the three for the Tar Heels. - St. Louis loses guard for the season. - Hockey player gets drilled. - David Wells can ...

Tyler Hansbrough Expands His Acting Resume [Nba]
Deadspin — He doesn't just rescue lost puppies! Psycho T has more range than a B-2 Bomber and twice the power to devastate your soul. Wow. [Rush The Court] ...

Get This Man His Oscar Already, Hansbrough Debuts Another Commercial
Indy Cornrows — Tyler Hansbrough is quickly becoming the leading actor his NBA rookie generation. Without having stepped foot on an NBA court this season (although his debut is scheduled for the Pacers matchup against the Wizards on Friday), Hansbrough has captured the nation with a second sterling performance, this time in a car commercial. Deadspin picked up on the video clip this morning and the "Wow" factor is phenomenal. Yesterday, Hansbrough's first commercial, titled The Lost Puppy, was highlighted on by Kornheiser and Wilbon on PTI. Can't wait to see what they have to say about this one. Check out the video ...

HansWow
Eight Points, Nine Seconds — Finding puppies. Selling cars. Awkwardly reading cue cards. Is there nothing Tyler Hansbrough can’t do?

Video: Tyler Hansbrough is a natural actor
Ball Don't Lie — Pacers rookie Tyler Hansborough is a down to earth, confident character. Growing up in the Midwest ensured a love of the outdoors along with puppies and Acuras. Psycho-T is a versatile actor with a natural ability to improvise. He is exceptionally well suited to the rugged NBA power forward role. His relaxed, yet ambitious, approach to acting enables him to maximize any role he takes on. In one word — wow! Cheers, Indy Cornrows, Deadspin and Rush The Court.

Tyler Hansbrough WOW
Hooped Up — I’ve seen former North Carolina Tar Heel and current India Pacers rookie Tyler Hansbrough dunk on a 7′7″ dude, go ape ...

The Glory Lines 11/5/09
No Guts, No Glory — It's time for the daily linkage. You know the drill, here's some stories from around the 'net that we like and you SHOULD too! Chiefs Post New Sign About Losers, Directed at Larry Johnson? (Larry Brown Sports) On the "30 for 30" Cutting Room Floor (Joe ...

Hansbrough 'WOWS' With Acting Talent
Buster Blog — The commercial has been playing around the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area for a few weeks, but just recently it finally came to the nations attention that Hansbrough might be the most prolific pitch man in the 2009 draft class. Everyone already knew that he was great at finding puppies ...

Things to Read: 11/5
Tremendous Upside Potential — Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. And don't forget about today's columns from Dubs and Stompy. Via SportsPros(e). The Basketball Jones: How did Tyler Hansbrough turn in this Grade-A acting performance? With a little help from Skeets, of ...

YouTube Friday
Searching for Billy Edelin — This also evoked the same reaction from Hansbrough just last week, when he encountered his first NBA groupie... Have a good weekend.

"The Wow Factor" that is Tyler Hansbrough
That NBA Lottery Pick — In the above video, Indiana Pacers forward and former UNC star Tyler Hansbrough decided to try his hand at acting. The commercial above is a local car salesman in North Carolina and well, let's just say that Psycho-T might need to take some acting lessons. Most of you probably will remember this is Psycho-T's second commercial. (Courtesy of Rush the Court) ...

Washington Wizards vs. Indiana Pacers: Regular-season game six open thread
Bullets Forever — The Essentials: Wizards (2-3) vs. Pacers (1-3) 7:00 p.m. Conseco Fieldhouse TV: CSN Radio: 106.7 The Fan Notable very early Pacers numbers this season 26th in expected winning percentage (.250) 3rd in pace (100.8 possessions per game) 26th in offensive efficiency/offensive rating (96.5) 18th in defensive efficiency/defensive rating (105.1) Notable Pacers numbers last season 18th in expected winning percentage (.463) 3rd in pace ...

Pump Up The Volume: These Guys Deserve To Be Heard
The Hoop Doctors — Pump Up The Volume: These Guys Deserve To Be Heard Chip Patterson, recent graduate of University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, writes for TheHoopDoctors.com and BusterSports.com. A lifelong student of the game, he has passionately followed the NBA and College Basketball since C-Webb was calling “Timeout!”. We are only three weeks and about 10 games into the season, but if what we have seen holds true - it’s going to be an awesome ride here in 2009-2010. From double nickels ...

New FTC Guidelines to Impact Bloggers, Celebrity Endorsers
The Sporting Blog — This story is a little inside baseball for the blogging community, but it's important to note that the Federal Trade Commission has updated their guidelines for endorsements for the first time since 1980, and the new guidelines, going into effect today, will directly impact bloggers, social media-types (Twitters and other microbloggers) and celebrity endorsers. The new rules shouldn't have as much of an effect on sports bloggers as, say, technology bloggers, but there are some areas of concern for those of us who cover sports, specifically those who review products and other forms of media: The revised ...